Valérie Plante was elected leader of Projet Montréal this weekend, ending a long period of interim leadership for the city’s main opposition party. Here are five reasons this stands to be a boon for Montreal’s democracy in the short term, and then make the 2017 municipal election more exciting. 460 more words

Let’s admit it: The House of Commons special committee on electoral reform didn’t really agree on the key principles in its report released Thursday – despite the veneer of consensus that opposition members struggled valiantly to present. 601 more words